London — December 2025

The world stopped for a moment today.
Not because of a scandal or a comeback — but because of a song.
A song that feels like the closing page of one of the most complicated, tender, and enduring love stories in music history.

Phil Collins, the voice that carried generations through heartbreak and hope, has released what he calls his final love song — titled “Endless Light.”
And this time, it wasn’t for fame, not for charts, not even for fans.
It was for her — his ex-wife, Jill Tavelman.

💫 “He wrote it in fifteen minutes,” says a friend.

According to sources close to the family, the song came to life during one of Phil’s quiet evenings at his London home.
No producers. No assistants. Just a piano, a glass of tea, and the sound of rain outside.

He sat alone, staring at an old photograph of Jill and their daughter, Lily Collins, taken decades ago in Los Angeles — back when life was simpler, when love still had edges that hadn’t yet frayed.

Then, almost as if guided by memory, the melody began to flow.
Fifteen minutes later, the entire song — melody, lyrics, and bridge — was complete.

His longtime engineer, Nick Davis, said:

“He didn’t plan it. He just… let it pour out. When it ended, he didn’t speak for a long time. He just whispered, ‘That’s it. That’s the one.’”

🎶 A LETTER HE NEVER GOT TO SEND

The lyrics of “Endless Light” feel more like a letter than a song — tender, aching, but full of gratitude.

“If time was kind, I’d hold your hand again,
Not to stay, but to thank you for every breath we shared.
You were my sunrise when I forgot how to see.
And even now, when the night falls, you’re the endless light in me.”

The final line — “you’re the endless light in me” — repeats softly, fading like a heartbeat disappearing into eternity.

Fans say it feels less like goodbye and more like a prayer — one that comes after years of silence, regret, and unspoken forgiveness.

💔 THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MUSIC — AND THE TEARS

Phil Collins and Jill Tavelman married in 1984 and divorced in 1996 after twelve years together. Their love gave the world their daughter, actress Lily Collins — and inspired some of Phil’s most iconic songs about love, distance, and longing.

Their separation, often publicized and painful, left behind years of quiet distance. But beneath the silence, something unbroken remained — a deep respect and a quiet affection that time couldn’t erase.

When Jill first heard “Endless Light”, insiders say she was at home in Beverly Hills, surrounded by flowers from her daughter. She pressed play on the piano version — no drums, no production, just Phil’s trembling voice and a single piano note like a heartbeat.

She didn’t finish it the first time.
She stopped halfway, took off her glasses, and began to cry.

Later, she told a close friend:

“He didn’t just write a song…
He remembered.
And that means more than anything.”

🕊️ THE LAST GIFT

Phil Collins has been open about his health struggles in recent years — spinal damage, nerve pain, and the physical toll of decades of drumming. Fans feared he’d never write again.

But “Endless Light” changed that.
He called it “the one song I needed to write before I go.”

A friend of the family revealed:

“He told Jill that it wasn’t an apology — it was a thank you.
For the love, for the years, for Lily… and for believing in him when no one else did.”

It’s said he mailed her a handwritten note along with the demo CD. On the envelope, he wrote only three words:
“For everything — always.”

🌙 THE WORLD REACTS

Within hours of its release, “Endless Light” topped global streaming charts — not because of promotion, but because of emotion.
Listeners described it as “the sound of memory itself,” “the softest goodbye,” and “the most human thing Phil Collins has ever written.”

Lily Collins, in an emotional Instagram post, shared:

“This song broke me.
But it also healed something I didn’t know was still broken.
Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Mom.
For showing me that real love never disappears — it just changes form.”

💫 A LOVE BEYOND ENDINGS

For Phil, “Endless Light” isn’t just a song — it’s closure.
It’s the echo of a man who spent his life writing about love and finally realized that true love doesn’t end — it evolves, softens, forgives.

In the song’s final note, his voice cracks. He doesn’t hide it. He lets it tremble, as if saying goodbye not only to Jill, but to the stage, the spotlight, and perhaps, to a part of himself that still remembers what it felt like to be young and in love.

As one reviewer wrote:

“Phil Collins didn’t just sing a love song —
he sang a memory, a lifetime, a truth.”

And maybe that’s what “Endless Light” really is —
not a farewell, but a soft glow at the edge of life,
where love, even after everything, still shines.

“You were my sunrise when I forgot how to see…
and even now, you’re the endless light in me.” 🌙